Manhattan in Riley County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Civil War Memorial

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2012

1. Civil War Memorial Marker

Inscription.

In memory of the
defenders of the Union
1861 - 1865

Erected 1898 by Lew Gove Post G.A.R. and Womans Relief Corps.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the The Grand Army of the Republic series list.

Location. 39° 10.877′ N, 96° 35.418′ W. Memorial is in Manhattan, Kansas, in Riley County. It can be reached from Poyntz Avenue. Memorial is in Sunset Cemetery, west off Sunset Avenue, 0.1 mile north of Poyntz Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Manhattan KS 66502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas and in the Flint Hills.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Civil War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Dobřichovice, Czech Republic • Manhattan, Kansas (approx. 0.7 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); a different marker also named Civil War Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Spanish American War Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Harahey (approx. 0.8 miles away); Ft. Leavenworth - Ft. Riley Military Road (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Hartford House (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.

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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 18, 2012

2. Civil War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 743 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 15, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.